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SportsDirect Inc. Red Sox 9, Yankees 4: Xander Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, Mookie Betts added a blast among his three hits and Joe Kelly worked into the seventh inning as visiting Boston handed New York its third straight loss. Daniel Nava also went deep, Yoenis Cespedes collected three hits and an RBI while scoring twice and Mike Napoli lifted a pair of sacrifice flies for the Red Sox, who improved to 5-3 on their 10-game road trip. Kelly (3-3) allowed three runs on five hits and four walks while striking out six over 6 2/3 innings en route to his first victory in six starts since being acquired from St. Louis. Martin Prado went 2-for-3 with a solo homer while...

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SportsDirect Inc.Red Sox 9, Yankees 4: Xander Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, Mookie Betts added a blast among his three hits and Joe Kelly worked into the seventh inning as visiting Boston handed New York its third straight loss....

NEW YORK -- Daniel Nava hit a three-run home run and shortstop Xander Bogaerts highlighted a four-hit game with a home run, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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